The Emergence Machine

Elastic

property · Quality · Level 9 · E3

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Able to stretch and return to original shape due to its material properties.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “elastic” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “elastic”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0ElasticStretchMuscleRubberBodyPlantTissue… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeScience ConceptActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesElasticL9RubberL7StretchL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Rubber L7 (requires)
    Able to stretch and return to original shape -- prerequisite: rubber
  • Stretch L8 (requires) polysemous
    Able to stretch and return to original shape -- prerequisite: stretch